Which bearing press tool kit?

New to pressing in bearings I've got external BB, BB30, FS bike, Hadleys, Kings, I9s. Want a tool kit that can cover most anything. Willing to spend extra $ if worth it, only want to buy one time and have kit that can do more. I'm leaning twards the Wheels Manufacturing becuase it looks like it can cover more applications. Wanting opinions and open to other kits. Not really intrested in anything rigged up or home versions. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. I plan on getting a bearing extractor too. I already have the Park headset press.

One thing to keep in mind is that no do-it-all press will compare to a custom kit you could buy for your fs bike, for that specific application. I have found that there is always some creativity (spacer stacks, grinding sockets, hammers) involved with pressing/removing bearings...

Thanks dullertap. That bocabearings press looks like a pretty good deal for the money. Right now I'm leaning twards the WM press just becuas it looks like it can handle more sizes than the Enduro press and I like the tray that holds the bearing presses and the handle, very organized.

Thanks JB Weld. That's what I was thinking too. I plan on adding a blind bearing puller and I think I'd be pretty good for most applications. I found the WM wizard set on Amazon for $282. I think I might order it today.

I know you're not looking for anything Jerry-rigged, but I've had really good luck with my Harbor Freight 8-ton shop press along with misc. blocks of wood, sockets etc, depending on the bearing. $60 on sale a few years ago.

I actually logged in to make this exact same thread, because I'm in the market for a full bearing press kit as well.

I stripped my full suspension bike down and am in the process of rawing it and repainting it. I figured that since I have it apart, might as well replace the bearings on the rear linkage. Took it into my LBS, they said it would cost $60-80 to remove the old ones, and $60-80 to install the new ones, plus cost of the new bearings. I couldn't believe it. I'd rather do it myself anyways, and I like buying new tools, so I figured I might as well buy a nice bearing press kit. The only two legit ones I have come across in my research are the wheels manufacturing one, and the enduro press kit.

I'm thinking I have to go with the enduro kit, because the wheels manufacturing kit doesn't say it installs bearings sizes 608, which are the bearings on my rear linkage. The enduro kit does. I think the threaded rod on the wheels manufacturing kit is to big, because the 608 bearings have a shaft diameter of 8mm

What about extracting the bearings. Do you just buy individual extractors?

Thanks for the posts crclawn. I would rather pay the extra money for the wheels manufacturing press kit, but I think the threaded rod is too big for ID of 8mm. There economy press is a 10mm rod, so I'm assuming their set is a 10mm rod. Gonna go with the enduro press kit, and one of the bearing puller kits off of ebay

Real world cycling sells basically the same bearing puller kit, but for $190

While I use a bearing puller I don't bother with a bearing press. When I need to install a cartridge bearing I take the old one, remove the inner race, bearings, and cage, tape the outer race to the new bearing's outer race using tape around its circumference, and then carefully tap it in with a hammer. This way I'm only pressing on the outer race and the tape simply gets pushed out of the way during installation.

Sorry I could not give a review of this kit. Will press in a BB30 pretty soon and maybe some hub bearings in the next couple of months. Hope this helps if you are looking for a press. I really don't think you could go wrong with the Enduro press for a $100 less.